Numbering-machine.



'UNITED STATES PATEN T FFTE.

EETEB WEBER, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, .ASSIGNOR T0 BATES MANUFACTURING CGMPANY, 0F NE YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F NER YOR'Ki NMBERING-MACHENE.

Specification o1 ietters Patent.

Patented JUNGS. 1 9] 3.

.fsppleaton filed November 1, 1921. Serial No. 657,968.

To all whom. z' may concern.

Be itI known that I, PETER "iVEiii-Tn.y a citizen of the United States, und n resident. of (Dra-nge., in the oouiij.' ofls and @trite of New Jersey, have invented Certain new and useful Iniproreinents in Numii'i'iring`- Machines, of 'which thu following :i 5pccificatioii. v

My invention relates to numbering ina4 chilies of the type iii which the; numbering Wheels are. mounted in a frame capable o' 'being unive-l up and down within a niaiu.

frame for the purpriae of producing the. cle-- Siret] impressions, Suid numbering wheel frame being normally held in au elevated position hy a spring.

My invention linfa for its objectthe pro vision of improved means for holding the. numbering wheel frame in a depressed posi tion when it is ilenired to change the positiniis of the wheels, :said holding moans liuing automatically relviisod by a Siight a lditional movement oi' said frame iii ii downward direction. Said holding' iiicaus is prei# eral'ily made in the forni oiF i small catch or hook which engages au iiprrturc iii the: plunger by which thcy iiiiii'iliciing wheel frame if; operated. A Spring may im prf vided for noi'i'nailly holiliiig the Ciitch away from said plui'iger.

Reference is; herein; matie to the incompanying drawing in wl'iichm Figure 1 is a vertical section of a number-- ing machine Coiistriiol-oil in af.;cor(laiif1e wih my inventifin, and sliowing the parte in tnrir normal pcsiiiiin. Fig. 2 is a siniiliii' viriv .showing tliefiiuiiilioiiiig wheel traino iii ii lopressed po-sitioiuand the lurking florist in position to hohl the plungrr against upv-:arti n'ioveiiient. Fig. 3 a side elevation of they upper part of the Hundir-.ring iiiarfliiiw showY ing the plunger further doin-esseri for the purpose oit' releasing ihry hohl ing inra iis. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the structure of Fig. l viewed froiii the right,' and Fig. is :i side levatioii of the upper part ot' a. :iunibering machine, partly in siioioii. slain iii;r a modified Structure for lurking; tho i'iluiiggcr against upward mi'iveinriit.

Referring to Fig. l, the iiiiiiilirfring ingr chino shown is of a well ii'iiown typo iiiil comprises a. main fram@ i Within wi .li Slidalfly nioiintt-.il a hollow plunger Q czipiil'ilii of moving in :i vertical dircciiou and taai-ry ing at its lower und a frame il within which i Si to lli@ frame G, and at l() to are mounted ih(` nuiiilieriiig?r wheels 4, an

,iiikiiig pail 5 of the usual type being' niouiited in a fiiiiiic t? pivotixl iii 7 lo the iiiiiiii frame, and operated by a link 8 pivotmfl :it tho fram@ 3, and having :i piu and slot fzoiiiicrtii'iii with iii@ iinwl lever 11 which is iiivowtl :it 12 to the iiuiiilieiing wheel friiiiic. Ou the upper end of the plunger 2 is mounted a kiioli oi' lirifitliae li?, aufl a Coil spring 1i is iiiouiilml within the pluiigri', one viiil iii'c.\; iiig against the interior oi' thv knob 13 aii l the other eiifl against thu pin 13 iiiouiilofl in thi: lio` i6 formed integral with the iiiiiiii traine 1, Slots 1T sin* forium! in the plunger Q to rv Ccive the said pin 17u :intl one oud of the "hitter is provided with :i pair of lug its heini-en whivh ilu: f-.aili if) is iiiouiitcil upon the pivot iiiii'li). This (-atili ifs ioiiiu'il iu the sliiiim oi" a hook and is so aii'aiigml a to ciiggagr au opening or hlm 2l iii the iihuigvr 2i :isA sliou'ii iii Fig. 2. Tho lower wall if this lslot is lios'vlcil as sliou'ii logiiaril agaiiiw! :itrritioiital i'ulca.\- i of thel hook lil. 'llio upper wall of siiiil alot i5 also lwiclwl so that :i 'liiithrr {lowiiwiiiil uioveiiicii ofthe pluu for from ihr iifibitioii siiiiivii in Fig. to that shown in Figi. will raus@ Haiti upper hvvQh-,tl wall lo prom. against the iipiii-r mu farti of tho linok i5) io forro the anni@ iii :iii nuiwiiril clii'eitioii, tliervliy ilisviilgiigiiigi; il; from the lot 21. Upon living disengaged iii tliiI innuncr, the hook l!) i'viiiaiml iii thv position shown in Figa. l :iiul Il.. aiiil pci*- mit.l ihr spring l to rlm'ato 1li(` pluiigi into itis normal posiion.

Iii the iiiosliflraiioii oi' Fig. 5. a Simili Spring' if; iiiizuiitml on thmpii'ot iin 2 0, iti; i'itfc will iii-inning' agiiiiiat :i pin 23 @ai-` rieti liv the i'iili'li 15) and holding tho laitvr iioi-iiiiillv :muy from tho iiluiigvr 2.

Iii opta-ating: the li-vivo tlii plunge-r i5 thv press-rtl until the .Slot Ql'i` opiioxito ilul truc mul of the ralrli if) aiiil ilu latrriia, liiu )iii-sgml inward so that lw hook mili-r` thu saiil blot, (hi iriiim'iir;r ilux louiiwanl pir suiv i'i'oi'i: thc giluiiggri'. thv spring' dmail-.k he iin/io suthi'iviitly to liiiiigr thv rati'li iiilfi lii'iii iiiigragvuiriii 'willi tho loin-i' wall of' thv .slot Shown in Fig. 2. in oiwlri to i'rloafwv the itata'fh, all that isnifizwfaii'uy in to mow the puugor iowii Hiiiiiuiciiily i-:i liiiuii' thc upior 'all of ihr slot iiito viig'agri-iiioiit. with the cuil oi' thu ralrli7 :is previously muritioiiml. Y

` Having -now described my inventiomyvha' I claim is: a@

` 1. In a numbering machine, the cenbination of the main frame', a vertically movable numbering wheel frame, -a plunger oonnected to said Wheel frame and provided with a recess, a spring for nornially holding the plungerA and wheel frame in an elevated position, a pin fixed o said main frame and against which one end of. said spring bears, and va catch pivoted at one end to said lpin in such a position as'to be engaged it its free end with said recess when the plunger is depressed, the upper wall of said recess being beveled so as to liberate the catch;A bylmovement of the lunger in a downwardv direction, substantially as set forth. y

2. In anumbering machine, the combination of the main frame, a vertically movable numbering. wheel frame, a plunger connected to said wheel frame and provided with a. recess, the plunger and wheel frame in an elevated position, a pin fixed to said main frame and against which one end of said spring bears, a catch pivoted at one end to said main frame in such position .as to be engagedV at its free end with said recess when the plunger'is depressed, and a spring for normally holding said catch away from said plunger, substantially as set forth.

This specification signed and witnessed this 28th day of October 1911.

PETER WEBER. Witnesses:

DELos HOLDEN, ANNA R. KLEHM.

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